Courtyard housing for health and happiness : architectural multiculturalism in North America /
Zhang, Donia, 1967-
Courtyard housing for health and happiness : architectural multiculturalism in North America / Donia Zhang. - xx, 179 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Health and Happiness in Housing -- Four Key Themes in Chinese Philosophy to Promote Health and Happiness at Home -- Health as Balancing Yin Yang: Form and Environmental Quality of the Housing -- Health as Gathering Qi: Space and Construction Quality of the Housing -- Happiness as Attaining Oneness: Matters of Social Cohesion in the Homes -- Happiness as Knowing the Dao: Time and Cultural Activities in the Homes -- Four Keystones of Courtyard Housing Design -- Conclusion: Courtyard Housing for Health and Happiness.
9781472449115 (hardback : alk. paper)
2014041039
Courtyard houses.
Architecture--Human factors.
Architecture and philosophy--China.
Architecture and globalization--North America.
NA7523 / .Z495 2015
728.31 Z495 2015
Courtyard housing for health and happiness : architectural multiculturalism in North America / Donia Zhang. - xx, 179 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Health and Happiness in Housing -- Four Key Themes in Chinese Philosophy to Promote Health and Happiness at Home -- Health as Balancing Yin Yang: Form and Environmental Quality of the Housing -- Health as Gathering Qi: Space and Construction Quality of the Housing -- Happiness as Attaining Oneness: Matters of Social Cohesion in the Homes -- Happiness as Knowing the Dao: Time and Cultural Activities in the Homes -- Four Keystones of Courtyard Housing Design -- Conclusion: Courtyard Housing for Health and Happiness.
9781472449115 (hardback : alk. paper)
2014041039
Courtyard houses.
Architecture--Human factors.
Architecture and philosophy--China.
Architecture and globalization--North America.
NA7523 / .Z495 2015
728.31 Z495 2015